Qin Ran involuntarily began to salivate faster. His gaze turned toward the source of the aroma, which was also the direction they were heading.
"You smell it, don't you?"
"Aside from his dislike of noise, the main reason Smith put his laboratory out here on the outskirts was his research."
"That smell is so enticing that every time, I want to rush into his laboratory and see what it is."
"Unfortunately..."
Edberg shook his head and sighed as he drove.
Clearly, Edberg had never succeeded.
But Qin Ran paid no attention to whether he had succeeded. The aroma had captured his full attention.
Amid the rich fragrance of fruit and vegetables were faint traces of the aroma of meat fat meeting an open flame. The latter was very faint, but unmistakably present.
Fruit and roast meat?
Qin Ran wondered silently.
"You'll definitely get along with Smith."
"After all, you're both men of few words."
Seeing that Qin Ran had no intention of speaking, Edberg shrugged and sped up.
He was already serving as a free chauffeur, and on top of that, he had to hand over six months of his salary. It left Edberg feeling rather melancholy.
If he could help it, he really never wanted to see Qin Ran again.
Without thinking, Edberg took out his pipe again.
However, he did not light it.
It remained unlit all the way to the gates of Professor Smith's laboratory.
"We're here."
Edberg opened the car door as he spoke, got out, and walked toward the iron gate.
Through the iron bars, Qin Ran could clearly see large plots of cultivated land inside. There were ordinary vegetables and grains, as well as things he could not identify. At the center of the fields stood a two-story house built entirely of wood, with